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  GOOGLE EARTH

  by snowbird in

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  a dear poster .

  i had no idea that you could enter an address and actually get a picture (not a diagram) of the area.. this is awesome and scary!.

  agreed?.

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  startingover I find the pictures on the bing site much clearer than google earth, but still not sure which are more recent.
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  Dec. 15th WT - WT Society REALLY Minimizes Earning a Decent Living

  by flipper in

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  it's ridiculous.

  i saw this so much in my 44 years in the jehovah's witness cult.

  whether it was elders, pioneers, or other people in the cult criticizing others for working too much at their employment or missing some service or meetings due to employment.

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  The elders really do not like the fact that both my wife and I work full time, and we get the little jabs quite often.

  I remember for one convention, my boss begged me to work the Friday because at the time there were so many injured or off sick. I was supposed to be an attendant so I told the brother in charge that I can't be the attendant Friday but I can help out Saturday and Sunday. He told me don't bother because they need people that will work all 3 days otherwise it will cause confusion to shift brothers around. What a load of crap.....he was obviously sending me a message that I was placing more importance on secular work. Instead I should be working for the Society being stampeded over by thousands of people trying to get prime seating for themselves and 25 of their immediate family members, cleaning up baby vomit, and using my authority to scare 10 year olds into slowing down, all for free.

  Because if I lose my job for attending a convention Jehovah will provide. Of course it will be a job making half as much with no benefits and may or may not require me to wear a sombrero or a yellow sticker with a smiley face, but at least I didn't make Satan win!!.....for crying out loud...
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  wife took it pretty well i guess...it's over...

  by oompa in

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  i guess it only took three years, but they were hell in so many ways for both of us...she was not happy and lived in denial as much as possible...i was not happy and lived in a bottle as much as possible and glad that is over for me....but it was one of the saddest things i have ever experienced in my life....as was the visit to my parents before i told her....but yes...she said she kind of expected it...was thinking something was going to happen soon as she noticed i had more and more trouble saying i love you back to her when she said it on the phone at the end of goodbyes...and when i was leaving the house...i had noticed it for over a year and it was killing me..... i told her how sorry i was for changing so much again....and that she still walks on water...and is a great person and so pretty....and that she will be ok because she was happy single before me for many years and had all she needs for that again...her closeness to jehovah and her freinds in the congregation...she is very close to both and will be ok i hope...it was very surreal....very calm...very sad.

  my bitterness and disdain for wt rules came through when talking to my parents and i was very open about how i feel as to their upcoming shunning of me, and how it feels to my son since he was just 17....and how the fear of losing them had kept me trying in my marriage for the past few years...dad was firm in his position of future action....mom said they will still always love me...and will still talk to me until i get dfd.....oh how this hurts.....dad said there is a name for people who only live for themselves and deny god but could not think of what it was....i told him i was not living just for myself...that i am a good person and there are values from him and the bible i hope i always have....i cry so hard as i type this and tell you just so you can know how painful this is....i told him i so loved the rule of treating others how you want to be treated and have always done that...even allowing myself to be wronged on so many occasions to keep peace....... he said that was a good rule....i agreed and said it was a big one too....and that while i could do it...treat him the way i would like to be treated...he would not be able to!.......left as i became emotional...big hug from mom, but i just barely put an arm on dad............oompa.

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  I really admire your courage Oompa.....I've been trying to build up the same courage for a while now and my situation is not as difficult as yours.......my wife is on my side. Stories like yours builds my confidance stronger each day. I will join you soon.
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  Where does the money go?

  by JWinprotest in

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  the other day my wife asked me this question when i was trying to tell her that the society's motive behind most decisions is money.

  she too thinks the society is misguiding people but she doesn't think it's being done for financial gain like i do.. can anyone out there confirm whether members of the gb or some of the higher profile bethelites are personally benefitting from all the money that is being gathered in by the organization.

  and i don't mean stuff like, they have all their needs taken care of, i mean luxuries that most jw's would not receive..

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  That's what I was hoping for WT=
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  Where does the money go?

  by JWinprotest in

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  the other day my wife asked me this question when i was trying to tell her that the society's motive behind most decisions is money.

  she too thinks the society is misguiding people but she doesn't think it's being done for financial gain like i do.. can anyone out there confirm whether members of the gb or some of the higher profile bethelites are personally benefitting from all the money that is being gathered in by the organization.

  and i don't mean stuff like, they have all their needs taken care of, i mean luxuries that most jw's would not receive..

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  Outaservice, I'm inclined towards the same opinion. I don't think they can get away with what Rutherford did with the mansions and the Cadillacs, but I'm sure these guys enjoy the finer things in life when they are out of plain site. And for people who haven't worked a day in their life, I'd say they are definately benefitting.
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  Where does the money go?

  by JWinprotest in

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  the other day my wife asked me this question when i was trying to tell her that the society's motive behind most decisions is money.

  she too thinks the society is misguiding people but she doesn't think it's being done for financial gain like i do.. can anyone out there confirm whether members of the gb or some of the higher profile bethelites are personally benefitting from all the money that is being gathered in by the organization.

  and i don't mean stuff like, they have all their needs taken care of, i mean luxuries that most jw's would not receive..

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  The other day my wife asked me this question when I was trying to tell her that the society's motive behind most decisions is money. She too thinks the society is misguiding people but she doesn't think it's being done for financial gain like I do.

  Can anyone out there confirm whether members of the GB or some of the higher profile Bethelites are personally benefitting from all the money that is being gathered in by the Organization. And I don't mean stuff like, they have all their needs taken care of, I mean luxuries that most JW's would not receive.
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  Name Some Stupid Watchtower Rules or Ideas

  by minimus in

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  there's a lot.. one rule that is dumb is that a brother must wear a suit for a sunday public talk that he is giving.

  any other time, the brother could wear a suit coat with a different pair of pants and not be counseled for it.. another dumb idea is that you cannot date a person unless you seriously might marry them.

  if you're on a date, you were supposed to always have a chaperone and holding hands might not be allowed as well as sitting together.. what other dumb rules and ideas can you add?.

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  Talking about sports at the kingdom hall shows you are not a spiritual person.

  You cannot dance to the twist or YMCA or have them played at your wedding.

  If a brother rips you off you don't take them to court or you will bring reproach on Jehovah's name.
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  Can you believe this?

  by stillin9 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  you guys might have read the article below before but this was the first time i was reading this and i certainly got chills from reading it!

  i couldn't believe my eyes!

  11 well, now, what about this disfellowshiped person?

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  So if the DF'd person comes to the meeting you were supposed to pretend they weren't there, unless they wanted to buy literature....at that point they became a valued customer. I wonder what would happen if a DF'd would go to the literature counter today now that there's a donation arrangement?
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  6-Year-Old Girl with Brain Cancer Hid Love Notes for Her Parents to Find After Her

  by SixofNine in

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  google_ad_section_start death.

  what an incredibly beautiful thing for the parents.. http://neatorama.cachefly.net/notes-left-behind.htm.

  >>>snip.

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  I have a girl that age and this was one of the saddest things I have ever read.....I'm going to hug my daughter for a very long time tonight.
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  According to bookstudy, it's ok to beat wife.....occassionally

  by JWinprotest in

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  i apologize if this has been mentioned, but i don't have the time to come on here as often.

  yesterday's bookstudy on divorce got my shorts in a bit of a knot.

  apparently, according to the god's love book, a wife could consider legal separation from her husband if she is physically abused, but (get this) only in the case of extreme physical abuse, and if the wife's life is in danger.

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  In certain extreme situations, some Christians have decided to separate from or divorce a marriage mate even though that one has not committed fornication. In such a case, the Bible stipulates that the departing one “remain unmarried or else make up again.” (1 Corinthians 7:11) Such a Christian is not free to pursue a third party with a view to remarriage. (Matthew 5:32) Consider here a few exceptional situations that some have viewed as a basis for separation.

  Here is the paragragh from the book that states that the abused spouse is not free to remarry if she leaves her husband for abuse. It mentions extreme situations and then the following paragraphs classifies abuse as an extreme situation. So those are a woman's two choices.....stay and get the crap beat out of you, or leave and spend the rest of your life alone. Noooo the society is not influencing a woman's decision at all (sarcasm)

  Meanwhile, the abuser after being disciplined by the elders, which may be disfellowshipping or it may be the removal of the priveleage to carry the mics, will once again be considered a valued member of the congregation after a few months and have his pick of the many 35+ year old single sisters in the cong, because he did not ask for the divorce. If I am wrong someone please correct me.